1996 Kids' Choice Awards

The 9th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on May 11, 1996, at Universal Studios Hollywood. Whitney Houston hosted the ceremony with Rosie O'Donnell co-hosting via satellite from a New York Harbor cruise, and Mark Curry served as a guest announcer. The show had a theme of a playground with a slide, a spiral ride, ramps and a giant VR screen and there was also a theme of trading cards. Houston became the first celebrity to host more than one Kids' Choice Awards.

Presenters

 * Taran Noah Smith, Hollie Robinson Peete and Raven-Symoné presented Favorite TV Actress
 * Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen presented Favorite TV Actor
 * James Cromwell and Lacey Chabert presented Favorite TV Show
 * Joey, Matthew and Andrew Lawrence presented Favorite Movie Actor and Favorite Movie Actress
 * Ben Savage, Rider Strong and Larisa Oleynik presented Favorite Movie
 * Kirsten Dunst, Tatyana Ali and Zachery Ty Brian presented Favorite Female Athlete
 * Kate Mulgrew and Joseph Gordon Levitt presented Favorite Male Athlete
 * Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell and Cedric Ceballos presented Favorite Sports Team
 * Queen Latifah, Elijah Wood and Marcel the Money presented Favorite Singer and Favorite Music Group
 * Tia and Tamera Mowry presented Favorite Song
 * Paula Abdul presented The Hall of Fame Award

During the Hall of Fame cruise segments, Rosie chatted with Boney from Weinerville, Brian Austin Green, Melissa Joan Hart, Irene Ng, The Cat in the Hat from The Wubbulous World of Dr Seuss and her Harriet the Spy co-star Michelle Trachtenberg. In addition, Penny Hardaway, Richard Karn and Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo were shown making guest appearances.

Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first, in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order.

Hall of Fame

 * Tim Allen
 * Whoopi Goldberg
 * Whitney Houston
 * Janet Jackson